Water Drop Vege Cafe Auckland 北島佛光山滴水坊

About

Waterdrop Vege Cafe is a vegetarian cafe located in Fo Guang Shan temple at Flatbush, Auckland.

Story

A Bowl of Pickled Vegetables
THE STORY ABOUT FO GUANG SHAN WATER DROP VEGE CAFE

A Bowl of Pickled Vegetable A Portion of Compassion
A Drop of Water A Portion of Gratitude

Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, became a monastic at the age of 12. When he was 17 years old, he became gravely ill and was unable to have any food for two months. His teacher, Venerable Master Chi Kai specially arranged for a bowl of pickled vegetables to be delivered to him. During a time of extreme commodity scarcity, this was a very rare and precious gift. With every mouthful of this gift, Venerable Master Hsing Yun was acutely appreciative of his teacher’s love and concern and vowed his life to Buddhism to repay his teacher’s benevolence.

A small bowl of pickled vegetables has accomplished many causes and conditions. Just like a small droplet of water, it has nurtured countless of lives. Fo Guang Shan Water Drop Vege Cafes are set up around the world to manifest Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s ideal of “compensating droplets of kindness with springs of gratitude”. The tranquil atmospheres evoke a sense of spiritual generosity and purity.

At Fo Guang Shan North Island Water Drop Vege Cafe, the surrounding lush bamboos & Camellias add to a sense of calmness. The cafe’s rustic wooden furniture symbolises depth and a return to nature. When sunlight comes in and the windows cast long shadows, the atmosphere becomes ideal for reading a book while sampling delicious and healthy vegetarian foods.


一碗鹹菜的故事
關於佛光山滴水坊

一碗鹹菜 一份慈悲 一滴清水 一份感恩

佛光山開山宗長星雲大師
十二歲出家
十七歲那年罹患疾病
師父志開上人遣人送來一碗鹹菜
在那物資匱乏的年代
這是無價的珍寶
星雲大師感動在心
發願要『滴水之恩 湧泉以報』

一碗普通的鹹菜 成就無盡的因緣
就像一滴小水滴 潤澤無數的生命

佛光山全球各地滴水坊
依星雲大師『滴水之恩 湧泉以報』的心願
以及『給』的精神而命名
供應 清茶 蔬食
提供現代人 一個淨化及沉澱心靈的空間

紐西蘭北島佛光山滴水坊
以沉靜穩重的古木為桌椅
四周翠竹 茶花 櫻花
隨著陽光的腳步影映窗前
在此 飲一杯清茶 讀一卷好書
滴水之恩的情懷
在內心自然湧現